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How Dec 16 school massacre, Pakistan’s 9/11, intensified terror fight
Since that chilling morning last year, December 16 has become a date for self-examination for two reasons. Until last year, it was a day of somber reflection for thinking Pakistanis, as it marked the fall of...Dec 16, 2015 1646 1 -
Washington Synagogue Leader Aims to Bridge the Jewish-Muslim Divide
In Judaism, there is the phrase Tikkun Olam, or “Repair Our World.” Jews across the world invoke this phrase with a desire to mend disputes between their communities and non-Jewish communities. In light of the recent...Dec 8, 2015 1387 0 -
Paris attacks – Middle East Upheaval and homegrown terror
The horrific terror attacks in Paris sent shock waves all around last Friday, as ISIS claimed the killing of 129 people, prompting widespread international condemnation and outpouring of support for the French. Along with other ghastly...Nov 26, 2015 1062 0 -
State Department alerts Americans to possible travel risks
The State Department has alerted Americans to possible risks of worldwide travels, saying current information suggests that ISIL (Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. The caution...Nov 24, 2015 988 0 -
Paris terror attacks and the plight of refugees
While counterterrorism experts will work round the clock to analyze reasons and flaws that allowed suicide bombers to roam streets of Paris undetected and mount the deadly attacks, newest entrants in Europe – the Middle Eastern...Nov 15, 2015 1390 0 -
American activist Todd Shea cherishes Pakistanis’ love, respect
He has been called an unlikely ambassador and an improbable American. A lot of people still wonder who would have gone and lived under rickety makeshift shelters on the quake-hit hills of Pakistani part of Kashmir in 2005 –...Nov 13, 2015 2512 0 -
What will bring human security to South Asia?
Photo showing 2007 flooding across South Asia is by Anameofmyveryown under creativecommons license via Wikimedia Commons What is keeping South Asia mired in a morass of poverty? Corruption, conflicts, religious extremism, flawed governance, environmental degradation, water issues,...Nov 7, 2015 1680 0 -
Blair admits Iraq invasion partly responsible for ISIL rise
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted the 2003 Iraq invasion has partly contributed to the rise of ISIL (also called ISIS or Daish) but hinted that creation of the feared militant group was more of an outcome...Oct 27, 2015 1027 0 -
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